On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1996

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 59 .556 --
Orioles 70 63 .526 4.0
Red Sox 69 65 .515 5.5
Blue Jays 63 71 .470 11.5
Tigers 48 86 .358 26.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 80 53 .602 --
White Sox 71 64 .526 10.0
Twins 67 67 .500 13.5
Brewers 64 71 .474 17.0
Royals 61 74 .452 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 75 58 .564 --
Mariners 70 63 .526 5.0
Athletics 64 72 .471 12.5
Angels 62 72 .463 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 83 49 .629 --
Expos 71 61 .538 12.0
Marlins 64 70 .478 20.0
Mets 59 75 .440 25.0
Phillies 54 80 .403 30.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 63 .533 --
Cardinals 69 65 .515 2.5
Reds 66 67 .496 5.0
Cubs 65 66 .496 5.0
Pirates 56 77 .421 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 75 60 .556 --
Dodgers 72 61 .541 2.0
Rockies 70 65 .519 5.0
Giants 57 74 .435 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Rodriguez 5
2 Craig Paquette 4
3 Garret Anderson 3
3 Bret Boone 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brady Anderson 2
1 Bobby Bonilla 2
3 Garret Anderson 1
3 Alex Arias 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garret Anderson 7
1 Joe Oliver 7
3 Eric Davis 4
3 Mark Whiten 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Quinton McCracken 2
2 Ken Caminiti 1
2 Luis Castillo 1
2 Gary Disarcina 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Martinez 1.71
2 Kevin Appier 1.30
3 Joey Hamilton 1.14
4 Shane Reynolds 1.00
5 Ramon Martinez 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Burba 1
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Joey Eischen 1
1 Joey Hamilton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kevin Appier 13
2 Pedro Martinez 12
3 Joey Hamilton 8
4 Ramon Martinez 7
4 Shane Reynolds 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 1
1 Jose Lima 1
1 Robb Nen 1
1 Turk Wendell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .373
2 Dave Nilsson .350
3 Frank Thomas .349
4 Roberto Alomar .346
5 Mark Grace .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 44
2 Albert Belle 43
3 Brady Anderson 40
3 Andres Galarraga 40
3 2 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 129
2 Andres Galarraga 127
3 Jay Buhner 121
4 Juan Gonzalez 119
4 Rafael Palmeiro 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 61
2 Tom Goodwin 59
3 Eric Young 49
4 Lance Johnson 48
5 Otis Nixon 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 1.96
2 Greg Maddux 2.60
3 Tom Glavine 2.81
4 Steve Trachsel 2.89
5 John Smoltz 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Smoltz 20
2 Andy Pettitte 18
3 Pat Hentgen 17
3 Mike Mussina 17
5 Shane Reynolds 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 228
2 Roger Clemens 203
3 Hideo Nomo 195
4 Jeff Fassero 185
5 Pedro Martinez 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 38
2 Jeff Brantley 36
2 Todd Worrell 36
4 Roberto Hernandez 34
5 3 tied 33

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .475
1 Shawn Green .475
1 Jim Thome .475
4 Alex Rodriguez .459
5 Ken Caminiti .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 8
2 Dante Bichette 7
2 Andres Galarraga 7
2 Jim Thome 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 25
2 Andres Galarraga 20
3 Rafael Palmeiro 19
4 Albert Belle 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Young 8
2 Chuck Knoblauch 7
3 Kimera Bartee 6
3 Lance Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 0.35
2 Joey Hamilton 0.82
3 Tim Van Egmond 1.06
4 Greg Maddux 1.29
5 Jose Rosado 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Joey Hamilton 3
1 Pat Hentgen 3
1 Jamie Moyer 3
1 Mike Mussina 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 35
2 Roger Clemens 27
3 Joey Hamilton 26
4 Kevin Appier 24
5 Mike Mussina 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 6
1 Mike Fetters 6
1 Robb Nen 6
1 Todd Worrell 6
5 3 tied 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Eisenreich .429
1 Bill Mueller .429
3 Alex Rodriguez .426
4 Jim Thome .418
5 Jason Kendall .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Caminiti 14
2 Andres Galarraga 12
3 Alex Rodriguez 11
4 Jay Buhner 10
4 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Caminiti 37
2 Andres Galarraga 33
3 Bobby Bonilla 32
3 Gary Sheffield 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Chuck Knoblauch 16
3 Tom Goodwin 13
3 Kenny Lofton 13
5 Ray Durham 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Maddux 1.56
2 Jeff Shaw 1.75
3 Joey Hamilton 1.76
3 Curt Schilling 1.76
5 Roger Clemens 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Mussina 6
2 Andy Benes 5
2 Pat Hentgen 5
2 Jaime Navarro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 50
2 John Smoltz 45
3 Tom Gordon 41
3 Mike Mussina 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Trevor Hoffman 10
1 Heathcliff Slocumb 10
1 Todd Worrell 10
4 Rod Beck 9
4 2 others tied 9

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Rodriguez .371
2 Tony Gwynn .365
3 Eric Young .350
4 Jim Eisenreich .346
5 Mark Grace .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Belle 62
2 Mark McGwire 57
3 Jay Buhner 52
4 Juan Gonzalez 47
4 3 others tied 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albert Belle 165
2 Jay Buhner 157
3 Andres Galarraga 151
4 Dante Bichette 147
5 Juan Gonzalez 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kenny Lofton 84
2 Tom Goodwin 72
3 Otis Nixon 64
4 Delino DeShields 57
4 Eric Young 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.05
2 Greg Maddux 2.30
3 Andy Ashby 2.79
4 John Smoltz 2.94
5 Donovan Osborne 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Pettitte 24
2 John Smoltz 22
3 Mike Mussina 21
4 Andy Benes 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Smoltz 271
2 Roger Clemens 243
3 Hideo Nomo 237
4 Pedro Martinez 219
5 Chuck Finley 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 46
2 Roberto Hernandez 43
2 Todd Worrell 43
4 Jeff Brantley 39
4 2 others tied 39